Day for Airstrikes have been paradoxically quiet since the imperious, sledgehammer of an album Widows was released in 2006.
Ian Breen, chief noisenik, explains: “After Widows came out things went a bit mad. Our drummer left so we found Danny who used to play in Beecher. We spent 2007 writing new songs but our guitarist left late last year so the past six months have been spent re-writing our new songs. Now we have a new album pretty much written and ready to record – just a matter of getting some money together now!”
One solution to the drummer problem could have been to take a leaf out of fellow post-rockers The Longcut’s book by using a drum machine. Guitarist Lee Gale lists the benefits: “Being a three-piece band can be limiting as you can only play so many things at once. Using drum machines gives us more flexibility. Stu also wanted to do some singing but didn't want to look like Phil Collins and drum and sing at the same time! It quickly took us in a whole new direction.”
The drum machine gives The Longcut more of a dancey edge and Ian admits DFA’s ideas often result in long, dark progressions, but it depends on the mood around the band at the time: “We had lots of ideas and the more we jammed, the longer the songs became. Most of the songs come from situations that we’re in, so we tend to produce heavier, less melodic songs when things aren’t going well. I don’t know whether we could go back to playing the songs from Widows live any more – we’re having fun now and it gets a bit much playing depressing twenty minute long songs night after night!”
Both DFA and The Longcut are hoping to release new LPs this summer.
Day For Airstrikes are set to play at the Dry Bar this Saturday 10th May.
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